Auger-handle.



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AUGER HANDLE.

APPLICATION rnnn SEPT. 22, 1909.

Patented Jan. 4, 1910.

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GEORGE W. FOORJVIAN, OF CRESSONA, PENNSYLVANIA.

AUGER-HANDLE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. F oonuAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cressona, in the county of Schuylkill and State ofPennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Auger-Hamdles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is an improved auger handle and consists in thecombination and arrangement of devices hereinafter described andclaimed.

The object of my invention is to provide an improved auger handle whichmay be readily attached to and detached from the shank of an auger andwhich cannot become loosened or casually detached when the auger is inuse.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of an augerhandle constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is asectional view of the same attached to the shank of an auger. Fig. 3 isa detail transverse sectional view of thesame. Fig. a is a detailelevation of the upper or inner end of the auger shank for use inconnection with my improved auger handle.

In the embodiment of my invention I provide a pair of handle members 1which are disposed in line with each other and have which in effect formportions of said handle members, and one of the said disks is providedon its outer side with ribs or studs 8. Said disks are securely attachedto the handle members and are movable therewith.

The inner end of the auger shank 5 is formed with a fork 9 adapted toenter the opening 4: in the sleeve 3 so as to become disposed betweenthe disks at the inner ends of the handle members and the arms of thesaid fork are provided with notches 10 of a size and shape adapted forthe reception of the ribs or studs 8. The tie bolt 11 extendslongitudinally through the handle members and also through openings inthe disks 6, 7 and between the arms of the fork of the auger shank, thehead 12 of the said tie bolt Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 22, 1999.

Patented Jan. 4:, 1910.

Serial No. 518,969.

being at the outer end of one of the handle members and the other handlemember having a recess in its outer end in which is countersunk a nut13.

It will be understood that by turning the handle member provided withthe nut said handle member may be moved toward or from the oppositehandle member to cause the studs or ribs 8 to engage or disengage thenotches in the fork arms of the auger shank so as to lock the augershank to the handle or release it therefrom.

It will be observed by reference to the drawings that my improved augerhandle presents no obstructions, is simple in construction, and it willbe understood from the foregoing description that the same may bereadily attached to or detached from an auger and that it is not liableto become cas ually disengaged from the auger when in use.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. Incombination with an implement shank having a fork at its inner end, ahandle comprising a pair of handle members disposed in line with eachother, a sleeve connecting said handle members and having an opening forthe reception of the said fork at a point between the inner ends of saidhandle members, one of the latter and the said fork having co-engagingdevices and a tie bolt extending through the said handle members and thesaid fork and connecting said handle members together. v

2. In combination with an implement shank having a fork at its innerend, a handle comprising a sleeve having an opening for the reception ofsaid fork, disks on opposite sides of said fork and in said sleeve, saidfork and one of said disks having coengaging devices to lock said forkto said disk, handle members having their inner ends in said sleeve andbearing against said disks and a tie bolt extending through andconnecting said handle members together and also extending through saiddisks and said fork.

In testimony whereof I affiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE IV. FOORMAN.

